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WTPQ81 PGUM 142304
HLSPQ1
PMZ171-172-GUZ001-002-003-004-150500-

TROPICAL STORM 01W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM GUAM LST SAT JAN 15 2005

...TROPICAL STORM 01W INTENSIFYING WEST OF CHUUK...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
RESIDENTS OF ULUL AND PULUWAT OF CHUUK STATE...SATAWAL..FARAULEP AND
WOLEAI OF YAP STATE AND GUAM..ROTA..TINIAN AND SAIPAN OF THE
MARIANAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM 01W.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AS OF 8 AM GUAM LST...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
SATAWAL OF YAP STATE.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP OF YAP STATE
AND ULUL OF CHUUK STATE.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOLEAI AND SATAWAL OF
YAP STATE...PULUWAT OF CHUUK STATE AND GUAM..ROTA..TINIAN AND SAIPAN
OF THE MARIANAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST..2100Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 01W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.8 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 155 MILES WEST OF PULUWAT
               45 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SATAWAL
              195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
              230 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ULUL
              205 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI
              480 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
              515 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA
              575 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

TROPICAL STORM 01W IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 40 MPH.

...ULUL...

A BAND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN NORTHEAST OF THE TROPICAL
STORM 01W CURRENTLY POUNDING ULUL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST MUCH OF
TODAY...THEN TURN SOUTH AND DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT AS
TROPICAL STORM 01W PASSES WEST OF ULUL.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHERN EXPOSURES. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT IS POSSIBLE
ALONG LOW-LYING EASTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

...PULUWAT...

IF TROPICAL STORM 01W INTENSIFIES FASTER THAN FORECAST...A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED WITH LITTLE ADVANCE NOTICE. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT. NO INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE
ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHERN EXPOSURES. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT IS POSSIBLE
ALONG LOW-LYING EASTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...SATAWAL...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT. NO INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE
ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING ON SUNDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT IS
POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

...FARAULEP...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT. NO INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE
ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
SHIFT TO WEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT IS
POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...WOLEAI...

IF TROPICAL STORM 01W TAKES A MORE WESTERLY TRACK THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY FOR
WOLEAI WITH LITTLE ADVANCE NOTICE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT.
NO INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST
TODAY. WINDS MAY BE HIGHER IF THE TROPICAL STORM TRACKS FURTHER
WESTWARD. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE ON SUNDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES TODAY. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT
IS POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...GUAM AND ROTA...

GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 3. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. IF TROPICAL STORM
01W CONTINUES ON ITS CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING WILL BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST 30 TO 40 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IN THE EVENT OF A DIRECT HIT...WINDS MAY
INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH FROM VARIABLE DIRECTIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH EASTERN EXPOSURES TODAY...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT ON ALL
EXPOSURES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. INUNDATION OF UP TO 2 FT IS POSSIBLE
ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT.

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. IF TROPICAL STORM 01W CONTINUES ON ITS CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY MIDDAY
SUNDAY...WITH A FURTHER INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASING LATE MONDAY MORNING. IN THE
EVENT OF A DIRECT HIT...WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MILES PER
HOUR FROM VARIABLE DIRECTIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF 8 TO 10 FT ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH EASTERN
EXPOSURES WILL BUILD TO 14 TO 16 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. INUNDATION OF UP TO 2 FT IS POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL
AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT WITH RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY ARE LIKELY TO BRING VOLCANIC DUST INTO THE LOCAL AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 PM GUAM LST OR SOONER
IF NEEDED. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. ON GUAM
OR ROTA...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 162.40 MHZ. ON TINIAN AND
SAIPAN...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 162.55 MHZ. GUAM RESIDENTS
CAN DIAL 811 FOR LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

$$

AHN




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